Compression tests of ultra-soft soil using an hydraulic consolidation cell

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-319

  Bo, Myint Win ^a   Sin, Wong Kai ^b   Choa, Victor ^c   Ing, Teh Cee ^b  

^a Bullen Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compression; Deformation; Effective stress; Pore pressure; Ultra soft soil

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSOLIDATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DEFORMATION; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOAD TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SLURRIES; STRESSES;

HYDRAULIC CONSOLIDATION CELL; RADIAL DRAINAGE CONDITIONS; ULTRASOFT SOIL; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT; VOID RATIO PERMEABILITY RELATIONSHIP;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 4043101028     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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